A swarm of slaves in ancient Egypt moves massive boulders to erect a statue of Re, the god of the sun. Erecting impressive structures required knowledge and exact measurements. However, the statue's massive hand falls down and crushes the builders. The statue has been awe-inspiring for many centuries. Meditations on the religious nature of man.
Animated film about two young boys, Bolek and Lolek, who seek to fulfill the last will of Phileas Fogg who decided that his inheritor would be the one who made an identical round the world journey as he had done, using the means of transport generally in use in the nineteenth century. As they journey round the world, a bad character named Jeremiah tries to foil their attempts.
The dangerous thug Pif-Paf escapes from prison. Bolek and Lolek bravely chase after him through the prairie, canyons and rocky mountains.
A short animation inspired by the Stanisław Lem short story about Trurl from "The Cyberiad".
Polish animation from 1973.
A lonely, middle-aged man enjoys the “Życie Warszawy” newspaper with a cup of coffee. His thoughts fly out of the room, move over the tenement house like a balloon. The world is full of grey, middle-aged men like him.
An anti-alcohol poster full of bitterness. Artistic compositions made of bottles and alcohol labels tell the story of drinking alcohol – it starts from drinking alcohol as a young person and ends with the death on the operating table.
A group of mourners provide different portraits of a deceased man at a funeral.
Dog detective Rex arrives at the old castle to solve the mystery of the theft of precious stones. He notices cats, who bring a mummy into a historic building. He wants to do something, but it turns out that it is just a bottle of milk. The cat's caretaker offers him a tour of the castle. Meanwhile, at night, someone kidnaps the kitten. Rex sets traps...
Kind-hearted Mr. Rzepka has a weakness for alcohol. Under the influence of strong drinks, he experiences a duality in his shape and shadow. This shadow is prone to risk and exposes it to various dangers. As a result, Mr. Rzepka begins to fear his own shadow.
A cruel human cabaret begins with a pushpin that pierces someone's tires, a hole in the fence through which a voyeur controls others, and a cannonball that leads to the end of the world.
Animated adaptation of Adam Mickiewicz's ballad entitled Mrs. Twardowska, made on the hundredth anniversary of the poet's death (1855). Jan Marcin Szancer, an outstanding graphic designer and book illustrator, was the author of the script and the art concept. He was a person present in the Polish film industry since the interwar years. The main animator of Mrs. Twardowska was Witold Giersz, the future master of animation. The fluidity of movement and the grace of the characters, similar to the ones in The Goat Kid, evoke associations with Disney films. This beautiful film proves the creative possibilities and ambitious attitude of the Polish animation community a few years after the war.
A contemporary man in the eye of the cyclone created by information. He finds no support for his hands and feet. It’s like in a poem by Tadeusz Rozewicz (‘falling in every direction’), he turns to dust when his time finally comes.
A lonely man rolls a big blue ball. People encountered on the way do not help him. Night does not bring rest either, he has to chase away the birds. The man finally reaches the end of the road and pushes the ball into the sea. An animated parable created by Miroslaw Kijowicz, a director, scriptwriter of animated films, set designer and educator. An ordinary man was usually the protagonist of Kijowicz's philosophical short films. The situations presented in the films were rather general, they were supposed to provide food for thought.
A grotesque story about life that is similar to a wedding feast. In the beginning it is joyful, later it becomes tiring and old. A young couple leaves a church and goes to their wedding feast. At the end of the animation, there is a bed in a plowed field. We could see an old couple wearing wedding clothes under the duvet.
Impressions about fighting the passing of time, living in a constant hurry and the uphill battle of finding the natural tempo to life itself.
